Stapling machine



Sept. 15, 1925. I 1,553,774

M. H. HEEGHTON STAPLING MACHINE Filed Nov-i 4, 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet l M. H. HEIGHTON STAPLING MACHINE Filed Nov 4/ 1924 3 SheetsSheet 2 6mm, I

Sept. 15. 1925.

M. H. HEIGHTON STAPLING MACHINE Filed Nov: 4,. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Sept. I5, 1925 g 1,553,774- outrun-sures PATENT OFFICE.

Amos HERBERT nmou'ron, or KYPOLUXO, moms.

srnrLmo MACHINE.

Application filed November 4, 1924. Serial No. 747,814.,

improveoch and driven into the work.

,' Anotlnir object of the invention is to pro-,

vide a novel and improved machine of this general character wherein stock is fed ito the machine and cut oil?' into lengths togetdier with. means for successively forming sa-id lengths into staples and driving the same into the work.

Another object of the invention is to. pro-. vide a novel andimproved machine (if this general character driven in any preferred manner and wherein the various operations incident to forming the staple and driving single strand of material or,

reference being had to'the acis an obthe same into the work are accomplished in The invention consists in the details of constmction and in theicombinution and arrangement of the several parts of my improved. stapling machine whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and rdvantzn gems for use, as will he hereinafter more fully set forth. i

The novel features vof my inventi pn will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

.lu order. that my invention may be scribe the same with roferencc'to the accomponying drawings, wherein:-- Figure l is a view in elevation illtistrat in a machine constructed in accorlance h an ()lIlllOdllDGl'lt of my inventioiii, the rt: to receive a staple being indicated by lnroken lines;

Figure 2 is an enlarged i .1; n'lentary vii-w partly in vertical section and partly in clen taken through my improved machine;

l ful'e 3 is view similar to Figurcifl but showing cert. of the parts in a second pol sition I lbe the ttcr understood, 1 will. now proceed\to dei to provide a substantially Figure 4 is a view somewhat similar to Figures 2 and 3 but showing certain of the parts in a third position;

F igurc'f) is a. fragmentary View partly in front elevation and structure as illustrated in Figure'Z;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary View partly in front elevation and partly in section shawing the hammer in a position as illustrated in Figure 4;

Figure 7 isa View in I inside elevation of the endplate of the head unap lied;

igure 8 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation opposite to that illus trated in Figure 6;

partly in section of the Figure 9 is a view in, perspective of the head section illustrated in Figure 8 with the feed lever and cutting member removed;

Figure 10 is a fragmentary View in perspective of the lower or working end port-ion of the cutting member;

Figure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly insection and a portion of the cutting means as herein dis-' closed;

F i are 12 is a sectional view takcnsubstantially on the line 12l2 of F igurc 11.

As disclosed in the accompanying draw; ings, my improved device comprises a head consisting of two sections A and B arranged side by side and having at the lower ends thereof a bottom plate G suitably secured thereto and providing the means for main taining said sections A and B in assembled relation. The bottom plat Ceatcnds in advance of the forward ends of the sections A and B to provide for the mounting of a front end plate D bolted or. otherwise secured in applied position and further maintaining the sections A and B in assembled relation.

The sectionsA and B at their tops are continned by the upstanding members 1 in close contact one with the other and providing the post having a hearing 2 for an end portion of a shaft 3. This post is laterally continued rectangular bracket 4 connected with the rear faces of the scc+ tions A- and B and provided with a second or outer bearing 5 for the shaft 3. The bracket 4 at a point intermediate ings 2 and 5 is provided with a third hearing 6 thehore of which is at right angles to the applicdishaft 3. Rotatably disposed through partly in elevation of the medium of a shaft Li with a suitable rupportii hraricet i. \v'hde in the aeeonrdrawings .i show but two arms 10 understood that it preof such arms panning}; and 12 it is to he ferred one or a greater nuniher may he used.

The shaft 1'- i; is ad noted to he iower driven, as indicated at it it and said shaft, is through the niediun'i i the heit 17 and the pulleys drhea the pin or iiiiitio ii. The pin or pintio ii in turn drives the shaft I through the medium oi the heit it) operatireiy engaged h 'rhe radio "18 on the pin or iintie it .20 fixed to the shaift T ahore Wit and iii! puiiey i'he hearing 9.

.ihrough the medium of the arms 10 and 12 the machine proper may he 1-way adiusted my the operator desired and in order to iaeiiitai'e such. :nijustroent, one of the seeti of the head, as B, has hoited or otherwise scoured, thereto a hand grasp 21. -d grasp can he aiiixed with equal "re the section A, the particular locap dent upon whether or not with his .ie't't hand or his the ohm h right innid.

h" or run rrniauce the head oi the machine dose ii made of a soiid piore ii i. i nnuei s ood, however, in prarr-iee that the opposed {ares of: ihe sertions A and Ti Wiii he fo med or-n'amhined to provide the Tarious ipenings or ecesses which Xiii hereinafter he re terred io The head ol the niaehine inimzaiiateiy adii pinto (1 has disposed and 'ciarit in disclosure wiii hereinaitter he jaeent; to the horto length-rear 'tiiermvross or in a direction parzdiei to the sha rharinei 2), in which is arrain outer rod oi a: i v 'tied with an upstanding hiori-t r, perinx iwsed ahove the hioek is a her-wad bio: 1.5, the inner ine' hug 26 extending wi hin a reress provided in the inner and r the ijdoeh 9 rod pirot' di g (okra-outed with a oin or in T4? in the riot: ULd'9-(t355 2.7. RV this means, the hioei; is supra ted fior tiCJdSXX origine movrrnen hior'i; 2A.

are o tor. a

oi its trai'irerse center is provided iereaiongg \r'uh a groove through which adapted it 3 a ogroore or for sndingg, the

end or whieh heinz: provided wiih a den-ant? disposed through the Mimi; and intersectwith H The appear hiori: 94- to side ioiia the stock 9. The iree eiidiiortion ot i we r the hioeh .25 has depending tilki'iitQUi a ried tooih 30 a tin-h, when the him-to Z is forced downer 'diy. engages the siori; :3 anti r'ihe extren'uty of die spring Figures 2, and L upon The block is constantly urged. in a die re'ction toward the htock 2i andto maintain the tooth 3!: in contact with the stock 55 by aretraetile spring is herein disciosed, the member 31, in the form or a coir spring and has its opposite end portion extending within the pockets or recesses 32 'i'o'rnied in the opposed "it-es oi? the blocks 2 and :25. 31 within the reee; 3:! oi the htoek 2-} anchored to the pin 33 while the opposite end portion of the spring is secured to .the inserted end of the hoit 3i; thrti-aded within the pocket $12 oi' the block 25 from without. By proper adjust Inent. of the bolt Zi-t the tension of the spring: 23]. may he reguiatmi as the orrasions of prae- Lice may necessiiate. L

The oek 5 comprises an eiougat id strand of requisite gauge and preferably rounded, said strand or wire 5 beingiuitiaii disposed around a spool 35 rotatahi supported, as at 36, hy the hraehei 4-. The rear portion of the groove or channel is verti tiy enlarged, as at 37, to receive the hioehs am 2:, the top wall of being said enlarged portion 31 provided with a reress SS in which is received the outer or extended portion of the ioit 3a. The rear face of the iead is provided with rerticaiiy disposed groove 39 in eonnnunieation with the enlarged portion 3'? to oneside of the recess ihixteuding downvardiy in the groove 39 is a rock iever 40 pivotaiiy' Supported intern'iec tiato its iength, as at ii, at the upper portion of said groove, by a suitable pin or the like. The lone portion of the lever it is oporatircdy engaged, as at 42, with the block it so hat upon requisite rocking movement ot' the lever 4:0 the, hioehs 2'1 and W111 he reciproe: ted to e ieet the ready iug oi the stock The upper por ion of" the lever iO-earries a roiier it? with \vhieh contacts the side face of a disc 44 fitted to roiiaie with the shaft The dise 44 is provided wiih an outs: iding non member which contacts with the roller 4;) to effort the desired rorkiugg oi the iever t0 toreti roeatrrue plate 33. The the here 0 is constantly urged oi ,ivar jiiy to Kl- 1 the roiier L3 in rooer contra-t 'with the (use hrough the uinin ihe expansihie meni er 4H2, Fig.

i 8, interposed between the 1o. '9! portion of intermittent feedhe lever 40 and the has-e. of thgroove 39.

j n this commotion, it is to he stated that in the in: r 40 is shown with the section B of the head in which the groove 39 is i'iorinec i removed.

iihe'n it is desired to maintain the plate 23 inactive a siiding; hoit may he dtii'diii i to extend arr "he groove 39 nith the he r-r portion ot the ierer 410 within sueh groove. When ihe ierer it) is holddn this li'i'dlli'it'd, the

' with a vertically disposed cutting blade which is adapted upon proper depression of the member 49 to cut the stock S along a line angular to its axis whereby the staple when formed has each of its entering edges pointed. The member 49 extends above the head a desired distance and is constantly urged in such upward or outward direction by the cxpansible spring 51, herein disclosed as encircling the member andv interposed between the enlarged upper end 52 thereof and the top face of the head. The spring 51 maintains the upper or outer end of the member 49 constantly in contact with the periphery of the disc 44, said periphery being provided with a radial cam 53 which operates to force the member 49 downward y to effect a cutting of the stock in proper timed sequence with respect. to the feed of such stock. The initial length 54 of the severed stocl'c drops upon the plate 23 in ad vance of the block 24. and as said plate '23 is retracted said length is received upon the bottom wall of the groove or channel 22,

said bottom wall constituting the applied bottom plate C. When the plate 23 advances with the next succeeding severed length 54 it pushes the first length 54 for ward and across the elongated and transvcrselydisposcd opening 55 provided in the forward or extended portion of the plate G. This operation is continued as the stock S is fed into the machine: p

The applied end plate D together with the opposed face of the head is provided with a vertically disposed opening 56 in which is mounted for reciprocatory movement the elongated hammer 57. The upper portion 57" of the hammer 57 is bifurcated to provide spaced parallel arms between' which is disposed the lower end portionof a connecting rod or pitman 58.' The pitman 58 has projecting beyond each side thereof a pin 5.) which extends within a slot (30 produced in each of the arms of the bifurcation whereby the connecting rod or pitman 58 has a limited movement independently of the hammer 57. The outer end portion of the rod or pitman 58 is opcratively engaged, as at 61, with a disc 62, fixed to rotate with the shaft 3. Upon rotation of the disc 2 the hammer 5 7 is-reciprocated and in order that the rod or pitman 58 may have its requisite oscilthe parts carried thereby.

latory movement the upper portion opening 56 is enlarged or flared. The lower portion of the opening 56 is enlarged, at56, to. have said lower portion of a length substantially coextensive in length with the opening 55 inthe base plate C. 4 i

of the When a length 54 is moved to overlie the opening 55 and the hammer member 57 has been retracted or raised above the ad- 1aeent or forward end of the groove or channel 22, the cam 45 is so timed to permit a severed length 54 to be forced across the opening 55. v I

As the hammer member 57 continues its upward movement a hook member 63 carried by the'lower end portion of the hammer member 57 swings downwardly and along the portion of the length 54 overlying the openmg 55 resulting in such'length being pulled upwardly by the hammer member 57 resultingin the end portions of said:

length 54 extending beyond opposite sides of the opening 55 to be flexed or turned downwardly to provide the completed staple 64 as particularly illustrated in Figure 2 of the drawings. -As the hammer 57 moves downwardly, 'the dog 63 swings upwardly into an inoperative position before the member 57 reaches the end of itsldownward stroke, whereby the member 57 is permitted to force the staple 64 into the work, diagrammatically indicated by broken lines at TV in Figure 1, said work being; suitably rested on a support X.

The hook member 63, as herein disclosed, is substantially L-shaped in form and the lower portion of the member 57 immediately below the pivotal connection 65 for the hook member 63 is cut away, as attlG, to substantially snuglyreceive the stem or leg of the member (iii-as is illustrated in Figure 5. The foot of the hook member is adapted to underlie the lower end of'the member 57 but slightly spaced therefrom as is also 1llus trated in Figure 5.

The stem or leg of the hook member 63 is provided at a predeierinined,point therealong with the forwardly directed pin or lug 67 which rides within a properly formed cam groove 68' providedby the inner face of the end head'p'late D whereby the red uisite swinging movement of the member 63 effected in proper sequence when the hammer 57 is in operation.

The sliding connection between the pitman or rod 58 and the hal'nmer-member 57 causes the hammer member 57 to intermitteutly remain inactive at the proper time to permit a severed length 54 to be properly POSIilO'i'lDfl with respect to the-opening 55 or in other words to permit the member 57- to remain iiiactivc to compensate for the requisite functioning of the plate 23 and I 20 cured to the and walls 0 3 such pocket. Sam M m a i N mvidcs requisite ace for 11 on of the 1300i; monlmr {3 Opposed w: N5 of the, opening are c 5i pmmdod in lmyey portion with :L foovc 9 to receive an outstanding lug 7P -1 M1 33. nmuific-nhm 1 I by 11 L W61 OYWOIkiflgl; and 0'? k P hummus? prim? ms 1* mmnhe: 5'? to :1SSL11'0 })10PQ1' Grim] an the shonlderga uf thv iomnzil staph or brad. Each of H1259 910 115; is (:Olliill'UQQ form by H1; slot 71 {0 mod in 11 side Kali. cf 31m in opening The hammer 'I' at a pain: aubst fidvm its ends 15 ':0vi 10 with a 15 dirscrlefl't h p; TB which extends win elongated puck ii 73 {011114231 a? me the npening 336. This 111g 72 is guged with a rod, Ti etmsndingj lengfinviss JUUYHCHUGU wit'iz, th n of 2119 pocket '53 sulmbly ancho ed 0: '30- lug-mg f fggfnng rounding the rod 7 1 at opposite shes. oi; the lug; are f hu cml sprn gs T5 andfwv em: 1; h d mm Dealing ugjmnsa the lug 12 and an and 1 gh 1g of the pocketum}? mcn'fuer cmricv. A

25 hen the, hmnmo" 57 is at is lmvm'mnst i a g m.

in: d by r1115 to a 39 LT-e said l'rie'znbw groove, or passasg eway This the spring TS-OCUU'S 61min 310 p Md the r m 0;,- yfitunm 58 is having; inielt-em'tcni IPUX'E' .t- \fifl'l respect to the l'neznmer 5? as 211 11m 241. by the Riots 60. ".1 11s spliiz'w provlflvs 1:10am *flxm'vby the i'lcunmer her is mninizxin'al in applied 1051' a 1.111 m'mfemofi from (1 mqlpii'l (town T'lm) Hm button; plate (7 The umimispx' in employaw'i fur nu PULfQhSL. of

1 closed m qwrmlxvulnvLv d- V fi'm' new 111 l mimmg and ANY on. with '4';

mm'cmeut when 110 autwm'dly, I mmide s. in uummv'nkmember 77, as iiiuq'mt sd in 6:1 i 2: fur in ihe pru cn't instanvo has if 1' gagcmmt 0m :flmvc Wiih 9:135. an cx'tasnit insn l'zciaaznt "m prm'unt 'ixe feed thereof.

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afim- 5 first" named opening, means for cation by the head, sai

55 traetin troke to bend the named opening and into the second opening, a hook member to engage the severed length of stock upon retracting movement of the hammer member to bend the end portions 5 of said severed length of stock during the retracting movement of the hammer member, and means coacting with the hook member for moving the same into operative and inoperative position.

4. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a head provided with an opening therethrough and a delivery opening in communication with the first opening, means for feedingstock ivithin'the cutting off alength of the stock after being fed Within the headQmeans for moving said severed length to a position across the delivery opening, a hammersu ported for reciprohammer moving in a path of travel intersecting the first named opening and into the second opening, and a hook member to engage the severed length of stock upon retracting movement of the 25 hammer member to bend the end portions a of said severed length of stock during the retracting movement of the hammer mem-' ber, said hook'member being provided with an outstanding part, the head being provided with a cam groove inwhich the outstanding part of the hook member travels to move said hook member in proper sequence into operative and inoperative position.

5. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a headhaving' an opening theretl'irough and a delivery open-' ing in. communication with tlie first named opening, a feed member having reciprocating movement within a, portion of the first named'opening, means carried by said feed member for carrying stock within said first named opening. means for severing the stock after being fed into the head, said feed member upon inward movement engaging the severed stock to move the same 1n a position to overlie the'delivery opening, a hammer member moving in a path of travel intersecting the first named opening and-into the, delivery opening, means for reciprocating the hammer member, and means carried by the hammer member for engaging the severed stock disposed across the delivery opening to move said severed stock with the hammer member on its re- 5 s ,end portions of such severed stock.

6. A machine of th class described cornpri sing, in combination, a head having an opening therethrough and a delivery opening in'communication with the first named opening, a feed member having reciprocat ing movement within a portion of the first named opening, means carried by said feed member forcarrying stock within said first named opening, means for severing the stock as fed into the head, said feed member upon niva movement engaging the severed stock to move the same in a position to overlie the delivery opening, a hammer member moving in a path of travel intersecting the first named opening and into th delivery opening, means for reciprocating the hammer member, and means carried by the hammer member for engaging the severed stock d ispose(lfacross the delivery 0 ening to move said severed stock with the ammer member on its retracting stroke to bend the end portions of such severed stock, said operat ing means for the, hammer Working independently of the hammer member 'during intermittent periods of movement of said operating means. I p v 7; A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a head having an opening therethrough and a delivery open v ing in communication with the first named opening, a- -feed member having reciprocat-- ing movement Within a portion of the first 'namedopening, means carried by said feed memberfor carrying stock within said first named o ening, means for severing the stock as ed into the head, said feed member upon inward movement engaging the severed stock to move the same in a position to overlie the'delivery opening, a hammer member moving in a path of travel intersecting the first named opening and into the delivery opening, means for reciprocating the hammer member, means carried by the hammer member for engaging the severed stock disposed across the delivery opening to move said severed stock with the hammer member on its retracting stroke to bend the, endiportions of such severed stock, said o crating means for the hammer working independently of. the hammer during intermittent periods of movement of said operating means, and automatic means for imparting initial retracting movement to the hammer member. Y

8. A machine of the class described comprising, in combination, a head having an opening therethrough and a delivery opening in communication with the first named opening, a feed member having reciprocating-movement within a portion of the first named opening, means carried by said feed member for carrying stock within said first named opening, means for severing the stock as fed into the head, said feed mem ber, upon inward movement engaging the severed stock to move the same in a position to overlie the delivery opening, a hammermember moving in apath of travel intersecting'the first named opening and into the delivery opening, means for reciprocating the hammer member, means carried by the hammer member for engaging thesevered stock disposed across-the delivery opening to move said severed stockthe mmmei membei; on its retracting stroke to the end poitiozis of such severed steeli, soul opei'iit'ng i'ieans for tl hammers WUElE" j independently of the hammer initteiit periods of movement of. saicl op means, and. automatic means for im- ,e initial retracting movement to, the mini :inei'nlieig saiol last named means ii'llig to holil the hammer member against dependent dropping movement through delivery opening ling; tl'ieietnrongh anal a delivery openin comimmication with the first named opening, a feecl member having reciprocal;- movement Within a portion of the first named opening, means carriecl lay cl teed, member to: carrying stock within said first'namecl opening, means for sevi the head; said eriii We stock as fed into 1 iii-ember upon inward movement en- L A machine of the class desoribecl com gagingtlie severed stool: move the Sill-Iii) m n. positie i'to over the delivery opening, 2%, 1121mm 1 meni iei' moving in a path of travel intersecting the first named ope-ning and into the deliveiy opening, means for reciprocating the hammer member, means ari'iecl by the hammer IlflBIl'llJQl for engag ing the severed stock disposed across the (lelivery. opening to move Sillfl severee stock with the hammer member on its retracting stroke to bend the end portions of such severed stock, saicl operating means for the hammer Working independently of the llamn'iei' cloning intern'iitteiit periods of movement of aaicl operating; means, and a spring eoactiiig with the hzmnner member for initially in'qpaiting retracting movement tlieieto.

in t 513111145111 W signature.

MARIUS HERBERT HEXGHTON. 

